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PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF SOCIAL NETWORKS - A PILOT STUDY
Anna Szczegielniak
orcid.org/0000-0002-2160-4589
; Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Students’ Scientific Society, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
Karol Pałka
; Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Students’ Scientific Society, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
Krzysztof Krysta
; Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
Sažetak
Background: The definition of addiction is that it is an acquired, strong need to perform a specific activity or continued use of
mood alerting substances. Increasing discussion about the development of Internet addiction, which like other addictions, have their
roots in depression, impaired assessment esteem and social anxiety shows that it affects all users of the global network, regardless of
gender or age. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of social networking on the ongoing behavior of respondents- the first
step of a study on the possibility of dependence on social networks.
Subjects and Methods: The study was based on an authors questionnaire placed on popular polish websites on February 2013.
Questions related to the types and frequency of specific activities undertaken by the private profiles of users.
Results: The study involved 221 respondents, 193 questionnaires were filled in completely and correctly, without missing any
questions. 83.24% admitted to using social networking sites, 16.76% indicated that they never had their own profile. An
overwhelming number of respondents are a member of Facebook (79.17%), specialized portals related to their profession or work
were used by only 13.89%, Our-class (6.25%) and Twitter was a primary portal for one person only. Nobody marked a participation
in dating services.
Conclusion: There is a big difference between the addiction to the Internet and addictions existing within the Internet; the same
pattern applies to social networking. There is a need to recognize the "social networking" for a particular activity, irrespective of
Facebook, Twitter and Nasza-Klasa, which are commercial products.
Ključne riječi
addiction; Internet; social networking
Hrčak ID:
266566
URI
Datum izdavanja:
26.8.2013.
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